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At this stage, most readers have probably heard of AMP. It's short for Accelerated Mobile Pages, and from a user perspective, it's basically just supposed to speed up load times for web pages; but in practical terms, it has some unintended consequences. About a year ago, Google also began talking about bringing AMP to Gmail. Testing on Gmail for the web began shortly after the announcement, but was only open to select companies and testers. This test is now expanding to the app itself. A new [...] [more]androidpolice.comMobile, Trend

The webmail version of Outlook will now behave exactly like its mobile apps. The empty attribute selector hack [owa] will still work. Progressive enhancement should now use the supports query instead of WebKit targeting. [...] [more]kevinmandeville.comDesign, Mobile

NRF reported that 20% of a company’s annual revenue is generated from holiday sales alone—that number rising in 2017 by 5.5% exceeding its forecasts. It ' s no longer a secret that the holidays represent major opportunities for brands. With so much at stake, it’s no surprise that competition is fiercer than ever.In an effort to stand out, many companies are rolling out deep discounts and starting promotions early. This is a shortsighted tactic that, if handled incorrectly, will end up depleting your [...] [more]retentionscience.comEvent, Customization, Marketing, Mobile

We’ve analyzed email and mobile trends, as well as key performance indicators (KPIs), by collecting third quarter data from North American clients. Our quarterly benchmark report lets you compare your email and mobile campaigns and programs to those of your peers. Email volume rose by 5% in the third quarter — and there was a 12.3% decline in unsubscribe rates to 0.08% [...] [more]cheetahdigital.comMobile, Study

Email doesn’t have to be static. Bringing interactivity to your emails can spice up your program and provide the lift of engagement you’ve been looking for. Last summer, I was caught in a sudden thunderstorm while walking to the train[...] [more]cordial.comGallery, Design, Mobile, Trend

Implementing responsive email design can be a bit of a drag. Building responsive emails isn’t simple at all, it is like taking a time machine back to 2001 when we were all coding website layouts in tables using Dreamweaver and Fireworks. But there's hope! We have tools available that can make building email much easier and more like coding a modern site. Let’s take a look at a couple of different frameworks that set out to simplify things for us. [...] [more]css-tricks.comDesign, Mobile, Tool

Writing HTML-based emails is like entering a strange web development time machine: you leave the modern world and find yourself going against every rule you’ve ever learned about web development. Want to put two things next to each other? Use a table. Want to nest two components within each other? Table within a table. Want pretty styles for your nice component? Forget external stylesheets?—?you inline those styles, baby. Oh, and by the way, some of those styles just won’t work in emails. Are you [...] [more]nextbigsound.comDesign, Mobile

Popups are already the best way to collect email addresses. As Head of Customer Success at WisePops, an intelligent popup solution, I see customers convincing as many as 1 visitor out of 5 to subscribe to their newsletter with a simple email popup. Our average subscription rate is 5.9%. In other words, out of 10,000 visitors seeing a popup, our customers collect on average 590 emails. And if you don’t believe me, there are plenty of case studies on the matter which go in the same direction. 5.9% is [...] [more]dotmailer.comListbuilding, Gallery, Mobile

Up until a year ago, Stack Overflow didn’t send much email. There were a few emails sent to highly active Q&A users, plus emails for basic things like resetting your password or verifying your email address. The assumption was that users didn’t want or need emails from us. If they wanted to hear from us, they could visit the site. This assumption was true for some users - particularly highly active Q&A users, who are already visiting the site regularly to moderate or participate in question threads. [...] [more]medium.comDesign, Customization, Mobile

SparkPost has introduced an open-source email development tool called HEML. The offering, which allows users to code responsive emails, is one of several "standalone, platform-agnostic developer tools available for free in the email space," the company says. [...] [more]heml.ioDesign, Mobile

This shouldn’t come as a surprise but more emails ever are read on mobile devices and it is an increasing trend. An average of 50% of emails are opened with mobile devices according to a study by [more]medium.comDesign, Mobile

If relevance, quality, and effective content delivery aren’t a part of your marketing strategy, settle in for a frustrating and unrewarding 2017 and 2018. As always, to succeed you need to think about the needs of your customers. You need visibility and you need to stay ahead of your competition. None of this is easy. So, which email marketing trend is right for your business? Below are the top email marketing trends for 2018 to drive traffic and increase conversions. [...] [more]medium.comListbuilding, Marketing, Mobile, Trend

Notice your background images are not appearing in the Samsung native email app? Learn what you need to update in your code so that they appear. I tested all of these options and determined that you need to use single quotes around your background image URLs or they will not appear! A strange bug, but thankfully a simple fix! [...] [more]courtneyfantinato.comDesign, Mobile